Crop Health
Webinar: An Introduction the the new Orkney Soil & Nutrient Network: Lyking Farm
In this webinar, we introduce Lyking Farm, the new host farm for the Orkney Soil & Nutrient Network. Farm facilitator Graham Scott provides an overview of the farm and leads…
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Haulm Destruction without Diquat
With many seed potato crops around Scotland coming up to size rapidly, potato growers are getting to grips with haulm destruction in the post-diquat era. The good news is that…
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Bracken Update – Mid August 2020
The Bracken Control Group has noted that in many areas of the UK bracken is starting to senesce earlier than usual this year. It’s something to watch out for, as…
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Carrots and Parsnips Update – Mid August 2020
Pests The second generation of adult carrot fly are now being seen in our monitored crops. Crops that were sown with seed treated with tefluthrin will be not be protected…
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Vegetable and Forage Brassicas Update – Mid August 2020
Pests We have seen an increase in cabbage root fly egg laying and egg hatch over the last week at our monitored crops. Cyantraniliprole can still be applied as a…
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Potatoes Update – Mid August 2020
Pests The weather has been favouring slugs this season and it is worth doing some test digs to see if there is any sign of slug or wireworm damage to…
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Winter Oilseed Rape Update – Mid August 2020
The monitored commercial crop data for the adopted crops this week is shown in the table below. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is indicative…
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Pre-Harvest and Desiccation Option Update – Mid August 2020
If using a pre-harvest spray with glyphosate in cereals, remember to adhere to the recommended timing – not to treat before crop grain moisture has fallen below 30%. Treating earlier…
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Winter Wheat Update – August 2020
Data from monitored crops are shown in the table below. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is indicative of the disease pressure and growth stages…
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Spring Peas and Beans Update – August 2020
Pre-harvest desiccation options Combine peas Due to the indeterminate nature of combining peas, most combining pea crops in Scotland benefit from desiccation, unless it is an exceptionally dry harvest. Glyphosate…
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